Jason Wu & Brizo Too Fab for Words!

 The successful collaboration between Brizo luxury brand and Jason Wu luxury fashion designer, resulted in a fabulous  "little black faucet"!   Brizo's design team's technology mixed with Jason Wu's fashion genius resulted in not just any "little black faucet"  much the same way that  Jason Wu's " little black dress,"  isn't a plain jane dress.  If you want to stand out from the rest, you simply have to choose the best!  So why not chose the brand that has both fashion, and function - Brizo!

Two luxury brands with the same philosophy,

 "Why be ordinary, when you can be fabulous"!

Jason Wu's "Little Black Dress" for Spring 2013

Photo courtesy of Jamye Thornton Photography

Jason Wu's Black Faucet for Brizo

Photo Courtesy of Brizo

Favorite Jason Wu accessories for Spring 2012!  

All Accessory Photos courtesy of Vogue

Photos: Filippo Fior/GoRunway.com

I can't wait to share my Brizo Fashion Week Event!

It was amazing beyond words!  I am so far behind from my travels,I haven't had time to post!  I actually have to work today, but wanted to give you a little 

peep into what's in store for you!  I will be sharing my experience with Brizo and the Jason Wu Fashion Show, once I get caught up. 

If you want to pre-order any of the Jason Wu Collection pop over

to M'oda Operandi and sign up to be notified when the collection is available!

If the runway fashions are out of your budget, I have good news for you.  Jason Wu has a collection coming out in Nordstrom the first of the year at a more reasonable price point called Miss Wu!  


(I enjoyed an all expense paid trip to Fashion Week courtesy of Brizo)

House of Fifty!

Janell has done it again!!!!!

If you haven't seen the new  Fall 2012 issue of House of Fifty, please make sure you do now!  I think it is the best issue ever and not because "yours truly" is in it. 

Janell has an uncanny knack for finding the most interesting people and stories to share with us.  I applaud Janell for following her dream and for allowing so many of us to be included along the way!  Thank You Janell for including me!!!
I hope you enjoy my article about raising boys!!!!

House of Fifty Fall 2012

Every time I read House of Fifty, I think wow!  How does she do it?  Every issue is chocked full of information that spans the gamut of lifestyle articles to interiors.
It is a must read for the modern woman in my opinion.

Photo Courtesy of Mayme Baker

I especially enjoyed reading the article about Mayme Baker, the interior designer from  Greenville, SC.  Her shop isn't too far from me so I keep thinking one day I am going to take a road trip and go visit her!  Her house is very similar to my own design aesthetic.   I like color and so does Mayme!  Enjoy the magazine and your Wednesday! I am in Little Rock, Arkansas for my Mastermind Group with Tobi Fairley.  My past few days have been a whirlwind.  I still need to share all the details of my trip to NYC with Brizo and Jason Wu!  I have so much to tell!  Hopefully, I will get my posts done soon!

Take Care and Make it a Great Day!!!!

It's Finally Here!!! Brizo Event at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week!

 I leave today for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in The Big Apple! Can I just tell you how much I love New York!  Of course I also love Brizo and most certainly  Jason Wu!!! I can't wait to meet the team at Brizo and see their new product lines!!  I'm also looking forward to connecting with the other 18 designers who are coming along on this venture with me.  Many of them are dear friends from other work related connections but, their are some fabulous designers coming I thrilled to finally be meeting!  It's so exciting!  I have been busy today tying up loose ends with work, organizing kids, and trying to decide what to pack!  There is a chance of rain, so I will have to remember to pack my umbrella!

The first event is a Brizo welcome reception tonight! All day Thursday,

there will be brand and product sessions with the Brizo team, from 9:00 til 4:15!  On Friday a champagne brunch is scheduled, followed by Jason Wu's Fashion Show and then an after party with Jason Wu himself!  

Photo courtesy of Jason Wu

From the Brizo website:

Introducing Jason Wu for Brizo. This exclusive bath collection features the aesthetic sense of a renowned fashion designer, coupled with the design and innovation-including SmartTouchPlus™ and TempIQ™ Temperature Control Technology-that could only come from Brizo.

Brizo

 If you aren't familiar with Brizo please visit their website!  I know you will love their products as much as I do!

Thank You Brizo for sending me to New York!  I am thrilled beyond words!

I can't wait to post about my trip!  Remember, you can follow along daily on twitter, Facebook and instagram!

Click here for a schedule of Fashion Week Events!

If you're not at #LincolnCenter this week, you can still watch the #MBFW runway shows on the #LiveRunway!

http://t.co/Q3KFYPGi

Winners of the Prizes!!! & Where Did Monday Go?

Yesterday was gone before it got started!  We had to close up the beach house for the season and drive 4 hours in the car.  There were moans and groans from some not so happy campers who were dreading returning to daily routines!  

I didn't get time to do a post because of the travel and getting everything unpacked once we got home.  It was a busy day to say the least!

Announcing The Winners of The Giveaway for Voting for
Me in the High Point Style Market Spotter Contest on Olio board
It just so happens that both winners have a blog of their own!


The personalized monogram created by Artist Patricia Van Esche of PVE Design

If you aren't familiar with Patricia's work make sure you check out her
  Etsy Shop, website and her blog!
  Her work is incredible!

The monogram was won by
Barbara Viteri of New York City !!!
Barbara is the founder and owner of Viteri Management.
She has a fabulous  blog, with great tips for the busy professional!

The glassy baby votive holder was won by
Patty Day of Griffin, Georgia!!
Patty is the author of Patty's Epiphanies which is a blog
about Patty's interior design interests and retirement life with her
adorable husband MC.

If you aren't familiar with the glassy baby story please take a minute and
 read about glassy baby and it's founder Lee Rhodes here!  A percentage of the
sale of glassy baby goes to help cancer patients with expenses.


Congrats Ladies!! Thanks to everyone who voted!!!
I truly do appreciate your support!!!



 This is going to be a busy week, I leave tomorrow for the Brizo  Event for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week  in NYC!!!  I can hardly wait!!! I hope to get a few posts in but please don't hold it against me if I don't!     I can't wait to meet the Brizo team and Jason Wu!  I promise to return with all kinds of pics and interesting info but in the meanwhile you can follow along with our adventures on twitter, Facebook and instagram!

I can't wait to see all the beautiful things Brizo is creating
for the new collection!  Fashion really does meet function at Brizo!

Via

Very excited about attending Jason Wu's Fashion Show and
meeting him at the cocktail party!  His designs for Brizo are
truly works of art!  Fashion forward and very stylish pieces for your home!

via

Make it a great Tuesday!  We will begin our series on
creating our sanctuary in our homes as soon as I return from
Fashion Week, until then it will be all about Brizo, Fashion Week
and being in the Big Apple with the other 18 designers who will be with me!!!
Thank You Brizo for sending me to NYC so I can meet
your fabulous design team and attend Fashion Week!!!  I am so excited!!!!

Finding Peace....

 What does finding peace mean to you? How do you connect to your inner self?  To some, it is listening to the roar of the ocean, to others it is a good book in a quiet corner or cooking that wonderful homemade pasta dish for your family. Often these rituals allow us to relax and escape the chaos of everyday life.  The hum drum of the schedules and demands of a noisy world tend to clog our thoughts and create anxiety in our worlds.  We all need to de stress, relax and find our sanctuary. Is your home a haven that allows you to listen to your inner voice?  If not, the question is why?  Our homes should have a corner or a room that allows us to connect to our authentic self.  Peace means different things to each of us. Over the course of the next several weeks I am going to discuss what it means to create this environment in your own home and how you can find peace. Coming from a place of grieving,  I have first hand experience in how to create an environment of peace in a home. I want to share with you my thoughts and ideas of how you can do the same.  If you are coming from a place of grief, loss or rebuilding, there are things you can do to help with the process.  If you are a new mother, a busy professional or an elder learning to recreate a life after retirement, there will be nuggets for you as well.  Life is too short not to live authentically and experience the calm we all need to live life to the fullest!

Take a few minutes today to look around your home. Have you created an environment of renewal?  If not, begin thinking about ways you can.  Next week will  looking at ways to create our own sanctuaries. 

                                                                                                                    

"Your home - whether big, small, or somewhere in between - should be your sanctuary, a place where stress is left at the 
door and your soul is nurtured." ~ Andrew Weil


The art above was a gift from my friend Edna when I lost my son. 
It has continued to be a source of comfort to me during my healing.
Do you have a saying or reminder that picks you up when you read it?